French Ambassador to Armenia: Armenia is an important country for Francophonie

ArmInfo. Armenia is an  important country for Francophonie, especially on the eve of the  Francophonie summit in 2018 in Yerevan. French Ambassador  Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Jean-Francois  Charpentier expressed this opinion on March 23 during the opening of  the economic meeting "Startups of Francophonie and Digital  Innovations" held within the framework of the event "15 Days of  Francophonie-2017".

The Ambassador noted that digitalization for both France and Armenia  is a priority, as it is a component of cooperation projects in  various fields. In the issue of creating startups, Charpentier  stressed the importance of regulating the digitalization of  ecosystems on the part of the state, which, he said, is used by the  French government. In this regard, the Ambassador said that by the  results of the past year, the turnover of start-up incubators, which  in Paris amounts to 1500, has doubled. "We are aiming to turn the  distribution of digital services into a driving force for social  advancement", he stressed. According to him, last year France adopted  a law that provides freedom of use of innovations and ensuring the  availability of digitalization.

Stressing the importance of the development of Francophonie, Jean  Francois Charpentier noted that the French language is the second in  the world in the use of media and IT, the third in the business  world, the fourth in the network, and the fifth in terms of  communication. At the same time, he said that Francophonie covers a  network of about 1 billion people from 84 countries, and 274 million  citizens speak French.

Within the framework of the economic meeting "Startups of  Francophonia and Digital Innovations", which takes place within the  framework of the event "15 Days of Francophonie-2017", an exchange of  views and experience of the sphere experts with start-ups is  provided. At the end of the meeting, a seminar on "How to come up  with an idea for a start-up" will be held for young entrepreneurs.